Wednesday, March 10, 2010
David Garrett :: The Virtuoso Violinist :: Nothing Else Matters!
Rock, pop, classical music, folk songs, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, fantastic!
David Garrett :: The Virtuoso Violinist ::
Try both the U.S. and International versions for two different audio samples.
Great stuff both.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Elīna Garanča | Calendar
upcoming in 2010 (upcoming 2011)
February 25, 27 - Recital (with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra)
Great Guild Hall, Riga
March 25 - Recital,
Santiago de Compostela
May 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 - Carmen in Bizet's "Carmen",
Staatsoper Wien
May 30 - Carmen in Bizet's "Carmen",
Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
June 3, 6, 12 - Carmen in Bizet's "Carmen",
Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
further approximate dates:
August 9 - October 9 (still TBC!) - Charlotte in Massenet´s "Werther",
San Francisco Opera
October 11 - December 11 - Carmen in Bizet's "Carmen",
Metropolitan Opera
Recent in 2010:
February 13, 14 - Beethoven: Misa Solemnis,
Semperoper, Dresden
January 5, 8, 12, 16, 21 - Carmen in Bizet's "Carmen"
Metropolitan Opera, New York
Monday, January 11, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Artist Thinking vs. Lawyer Thinking | Techdirt
"... an interesting writeup by a performance artist who can't do a certain performance because of licensing issues. It's not that the musicians don't want their work used by the artist. In fact, they've spoken and they would love for their music to be used. But, of course, they don't own the copyrights on their own music, so the performer needs to work through all the licensing issues...."
Saturday, January 2, 2010
All the Rules of the Music Business Have Been Remade - NYTimes.com
"By now, in 2010, we’re all geeks, conversant with file formats and software players. Our cellphone/camera/music player/Web browser gadgets fit in a pocket, with their little LCD screens beckoning."
Friday, January 1, 2010
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Social Media Campaign Deposes Plastic Pop Music Marketing : Raging The Social Media Machine | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com
"Some members of the British public were getting a little peeved off with the Christmas Number One being over-taken by this X Factor marketing machine, so much so that they coordinated a Facebook campaign to unseat X Factor’s Joe McElderry with the classic expletive-filled Rage Against The Machine song Killing In The Name. Not only was the campaign a challenge to the ruling pop patriarch, but it also sought to unify the voices a disgruntled music-loving community in the UK that traditionally had no means to get their message out."